Osnabrück: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, GRÜNE became the largest group on the council of Osnabrück with 24.7% (12 of 50 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Osnabrück with 23.8% of the second votes, CDU took 22.6%.
- Lord MayorKatharina Pötter (CDU), since 2021 · Wikidata
- Turnout82.7% · Osnabrück, Stadt (Wkr. 039) 82.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters99,407 of 120,138 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD −7.7 · Grüne +7.2 · Linke +5.6
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency39 Stadt Osnabrück
2026 local elections in Osnabrück
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Osnabrück, as of 14.09.2026 12:46. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilGRÜNE 24.7% · 12 of 50 seats
- Lord mayor: run-offPötter 42.2% v Bajus 22.3% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- Turnout62.0%
- GRÜNE24.7% · 12 seats
- CDU24.5% · 12 seats
- SPD20.0% · 10 seats
- Die Linke12.7% · 6 seats
- AfD8.5% · 4 seats
- FDP4.3% · 2 seats
- Volt2.7% · 2 seats
- BSW1.5% · 1 seat
- UWG1.1% · 1 seat
- dieBasis LV0.0%
- PdH0.0%
Turnout 62.0% · 128,031 eligible voters · 50 seats · Preliminary official final result · 157 of 157 results
Source: Stadt Osnabrück, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 12:46. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03404000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election Osnabrück
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Pötter and Bajus. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Pötter, CDU42.2%
- Bajus, GRÜNE22.3%
- Alferink, SPD17.1%
- Dr. Groß, Die Linke8.4%
- Wassermann, AfD Niedersachsen7.8%
- Hasskamp, FDP2.2%
Turnout 61.9% · 128,031 eligible voters · Official final result · 157 of 157 results
Second votes in Osnabrück
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD23.8%+0.8
- CDU22.6%-5.5
- Grüne18.7%+7.2
- Linke13.7%+5.6
- AfD10.1%-7.7
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- BSW3.6%-0.2
- Volt1.0%+0.4
- Freie Wähler0.4%-0.4
- Others1.9%-0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 23,522 | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.0% (+0.8) | 16.4% (+7.4) |
| CDU | 22,393 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 28.1% (-5.5) | 22.6% (±0) |
| Grüne | 18,535 | 18.7% | 18.7% | 11.5% (+7.2) | 11.6% (+7.1) |
| Linke | 13,542 | 13.7% | 13.7% | 8.1% (+5.6) | 8.8% (+4.9) |
| AfD | 10,042 | 10.1% | 10.1% | 17.8% (-7.7) | 20.8% (-10.7) |
| FDP | 4,181 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.1% (+0.1) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| BSW | 3,525 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.8% (-0.2) | 5.0% (-1.4) |
| Volt | 958 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% (+0.4) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 409 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% (-0.4) | – |
| Others | 1,862 | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.2% (-0.3) | 10.6% (-8.7) |
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including the postal-vote districts assigned to it. State and federal results: Federal Returning Officer, kerg2.csv, official final result. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Osnabrück: location in the Osnabrück district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Osnabrück highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.